Independence Means - freedom from outside control or support or we can say "not dependent", or not having to depend on anyone or anything else. It also means being strong and able to survive alone.

For a person It brings terrifying responsibility and being responsive, power of imagination, seeing stars at sunrise.

I think most importantly we need to have freedom in our thought processes. Independence comes from having the open mind to give each other space, to live happily with a contrary opinion, to have a mindset and attitude that can take on the biggest challenges in life and come up tops and to avoid controling the other.